Amnesty research finds JK Rowling mentioned four times more than trans people in UK media coverage of trans issues
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Ludovic Parsons
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Summary
Amnesty International UK research reveals that between 2019 and 2024, four major British newspapers published 17,000 articles on 'trans issues', with JK Rowling mentioned four times more often than actual trans people. The study also mapped the rapid rise of 51 'gender critical' organisations in the UK, with financial data available for only three groups (LGB Alliance, Sex Matters, and FiLia) showing combined spending of £3.6 million. The research highlights a significant imbalance in media coverage and the growing influence of anti-trans advocacy groups.
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· 3 pulledSeventeen thousand articles were published about so-called 'trans issues' by just four British newspapers in five years, according to new research from Amnesty International UK.
Financial data was available for just three of the 51 'gender critical' groups, which shows that LGB Alliance, Sex Matters and FiLia spent £3.6 million between 2019 and 2024.
The rapid rise of 'gender critical' organisations in the UK and accompanying high volume of anti-trans media coverage has been mapped for the first time by Amnesty International UK.
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